Other Halves
1984 New Zealand film
- 1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)
Running time
Other Halves is a 1984 New Zealand film directed by John Laing.[1][2][3] The film is based on a book by Sue McCauley.[4]
Synopsis
A relationship develops between a Maori boy in drug rehab and a married Pākehā woman when they meet in a psychiatric hospital.[2][5]
Cast
- Lisa Harrow as Liz
- Mark Pilisi as Tug
- Fraser Stephen-Smith as Michael
- Paul Gittins as Ken
- John Bach as Jim
- Clare Clifford as Aileen
- Bruce Purchase as Irwin
- Temuera Morrison as Tony
- Raymond Reid as Billy
- Allan Sio as Bones
- Olaf Ulberg as Bones
- Emma Piper as Audrey
- Grant Tilly as Dr. Wray
- Judy McIntosh as Nurse
- Yvonne Lawley as Alice
- Bob Gould as Neddy
- Alistair Topham as Slippers
- Paula Keenan as Receptionist
- Derek Neville as Musician
- Lottie Neville as Musician
- Onno Boelee as Patient
- Aniva Mata'afa-Hanson as Patient
- Michael Baxter-Lax as Patient
- Joan Chalmers as Patient
- Ira Seidenstein as Patient
- Fatala Valli as Patient
- Karam Hau as Patient
- Maggie Maxwell as Patient
- Karl Bradley as Patient
- Lyndon Peoples as Patient
- Kanba Mata'afa-Hanson as Patient
- Nigel Carpinter as Patient
- Steve Hall as Police
- Marua Whoreparn as Police
- Laine Dee as Police
- Rod Collison as Police
- Paul Robinson as Police
- David Jowsey as Police
- Stephen Tozer as Lawyer
- David Weatherley as Judge
- Alison Routledge as Paula
- Nathaniel Lees as Court Clerk
- Roy Billing as Harry Daniels
- Rex Merrie as Advertising Man
- Norman Keesing as Tug's Boss
- Pete Smith as Workmate
- Christopher Winn as Sean
- Amy Coleman as Sarah
- Stephen Barbovich as Gallery Man
- Susan Trainor as Bag Snatch Woman
- Gay Dean as Woman in Toilet
- Don Kjestrup as Taxi Driver
- Shirley Gruar as Aileen's Friend
- Nick Blane as Junkie
- Clemence Cuming as Junkie
- Farrell Cleary as Junkie
- Andrea Kelland as Junkie
- Henry Piho as Skinhead Gang
- Chris Tabuteau as Skinhead Gang
- Shaun Townsley as Skinhead Gang
- Nicholas Dowden as Skinhead Gang
- Michael Simpson as Skinhead Gang
- Matthew Hunter as Skinhead Gang
Reviews
Wellington Film Society - "The film is littered with dichotomies...".[6]
References
- ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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ignored (help) - ^ a b "Other Halves". British Film Institute. 1984. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Other Halves". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1984. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ McCauley, Sue (1982). Other Halves. Trove: Auckland, etc. : Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 034028630X. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Other Halves". New Zealand Film Commission. 1984. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Other Halves". Wellington Film Society. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
External links
- Other Halves at IMDb
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Films directed by John Laing
- Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980)
- The Lost Tribe (1983)
- Other Halves (1984)
- Dangerous Orphans (1986)
- Absent Without Leave (1992)
- The Shirt (2000)
- No One Can Hear You (2001)
- A War Story (2018)
- Inside Straight (1984)
- Roche (1985)
- The Hitchhiker (1987–89)
- The Ray Bradbury Theater (1990–92)
- Marlin Bay (1994)
- Cody: Bad Love (1994)
- Cover Story (1995–96)
- Plainclothes (1995)
- Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay (1995)
- Mysterious Island (1995)
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1998–99)
- Xena: Warrior Princess (1998–2001)
- The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
- Tiger Country (1998)
- Greenstone (1999)
- Duggan (1999)
- Jackson's Wharf (1999)
- Jack of All Trades (2000)
- Street Legal (2000–01)
- Cleopatra 2525 (2000)
- Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005)
- Power Rangers Mystic Force (2006)
- Orange Roughies (2006)
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)
- Go Girls (2011–13)
- Nothing Trivial (2011–13)
- Safe House (2012)
- The Blue Rose (2013)
- Power Rangers Megaforce (2013)
- Step Dave (2014)
- Venus and Mars (2015)
- Abandoned (2015)
- Dear Murderer (2017)
- Mercy Peak (2001–04)
- Outrageous Fortune (2006–10)
- Westside (2015)